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In a message dated 12/1/06 6:50:41 AM, rcopleman@comcast.net writes:<BR>
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Ralph--<BR>
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There are a few exceptions, but most of my clients are supremely disinterested in the technical details of the process I propose to use for their meeting--just as I am not very interested in the technical details of making widgets, or finding good uses for sludge and ash (the subject of two real meetings I facilitated).<BR>
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They want to know what outcomes to expect, and what their role in the meeting will be. Your approach makes a lot of sense to me. I usually do name the process, because it often is a useful metaphor.<BR>
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Joelle<BR>
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